By Angela T. Cassano, PharmD, BCPS

Pharmacy technicians have been providing invaluable services within the pharmacy under the supervision of pharmacists, as long as pharmacists have been in the business of...

A Conversation with Patricia C. Kienle, RPh, MPA, FASHP

Pharmacy Purchasing & Products: What role should pharmacy play in ensuring safety and compliance for radiopharmaceuticals in the hospital?

Patricia C. Kienle: Because radiopharmaceuticals are drugs as well as prescription agents, the pharmacy department—and the director of pharmacy in particular—is responsible for their oversight, just as...

By Michael C. Cotugno, RPh

At Brigham and Women’s Hospital in Boston—a 750-bed tertiary academic medical center with 170 intensive care beds including a...